low wage workers hit hardest by the recession

Fits annecdotally with the macro statistics that showed real GDP up 5.7% in Q4 while unemployment also went up. Nothing that a full payroll tax holiday in Q3 08 wouldn’t have prevented. This is not what the administration was hoping for, but it is the result of their policies. ‘No Labor Market Recession For America’s Affluent,’ Low-Wage Workers [...]